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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the murder case of 1921 thrown out of court?
(a) The evidence was tampered with.
(b) The murder suspect had a proven alibi.
(c) The murder suspect disappeared.
(d) There wasn't enough evidence.

2. Who is the heroine of the novel the boy reads in the dark?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Una.
(c) Emily.
(d) Ann.

3. Who is Katie?
(a) The boy's sister.
(b) The boy's father's aunt.
(c) The boy's mother's sister.
(d) The boy's grandmother.

4. What is the subject of most of the songs the Catholics sing on the Feast of Assumption?
(a) The famine of 1740.
(b) The black death of 1348.
(c) The rebellion of 1798.
(d) The shootout of 1922.

5. Who is the hero of the novel the boy reads in the dark?
(a) Robert.
(b) Rory.
(c) Simon.
(d) Patrick.

Short Answer Questions

1. From which part of the traditions of both Protestants and Catholics does the boy derive excitement?

2. How do the boy's father's parents die?

3. What does the boy find in the wardrobe of his sister's bedroom?

4. Which of the boy's relatives dies in October 1949?

5. Where are the boy's father's sisters sent to live after the death of their parents?

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